Thread: I thought Repubs said Medical Care in the U.K sucked

I thought Repubs claimed there was endless waits and people dying from medical care out side the U.S.....guess its a lie..


'I can't afford surgery in the U.S.,' says bargain shopper - CNN.com

When Godfrey Davies learned he needed surgery to remove polyps blocking his nasal airways, the self-described bargain shopper set out on a mission to find an affordable surgeon. He quickly learned a good deal is hard to find.
"The total numbers they were throwing at me were just incredible. I couldn't believe it," he says.
Davies, who is semiretired from his real estate business and uninsured, says he received estimates from two surgeons. When hospital, anesthesia and incidental fees were all tallied, the cheapest price he could find in Indianapolis, Indiana, was $33,127 -- which he would need to pay out of pocket.
"I was speechless." Davies recalls. "It was absolutely out of the question financially for me to have this done under those circumstances."
Frustrated that his bargain shopping saved him so little, Davies called on family in the United Kingdom for assistance. When they told him they had found a private hospital in Wales that would perform the surgery for $2,930 [or £1,897], Davies didn't think twice.
He purchased a $768 round-trip ticket, and on March 18, he boarded a flight to the UK to have his polyps removed there at a savings of nearly $30,000.

I actually had similar surgery done....didn't cost me a thing up front!

Originally Posted by AgentM

I actually had similar surgery done....didn't cost me a thing up front!

Yes, but you have to live in a socialist hellhole to get it!

Of course we could have a less expensive and more effective medical system in the US, but then we'd have death panels, socialized medicine, and have to serve illegal aliens. No, no, we must continue paying through the nose, whether it has polyps in it or not.